The Carter County Jail has passed its annual sytate inspection, with no deficinecies found for the second year in a row. Sherriff Mike Fraley says the annual inspection is conducted by the Tennessee Corrections institute and is done on a surprise without notification. In 2022, the jail failed it’s initial inspection due to safety concerns … Read more
There are currently four candidates running for Kingsport <ayor. Two are newcomers, whil;e the other two are incumbent aldermen. Current Mayor Pat Shull announced he would not run for the position again. Sara Buchana has worked for the US Foreign Services for the past 15 years as a dimplomat. Paul Montgomery is a current alderman … Read more
Tennessee state comptroller Jason Mumpower was in Carter County Thursday, for a meeting of the county’s financial mangemtn committee. Mumpower addressed the county’s second poor audit, which has shown material weaknesses, significanrt deficiencies and noncompliance within the office of the county finance director. SOme of thefindings relate to the carter county school system and the … Read more
The Powerball jackpot continues to grow, but the Tennessee Lottery said one lucky person bought a ticket in Kingsport worth $150,000. The winning ticket was sold at the JB Market on Fort Henry Drive. The player matched four of the five white balls plus the Powerball. And, added the multiplier, tripling their initial 50k prize.
Kingsport police are investigating a fatal crash on West Stone Drive that left two people dead. The crash occured when a vehicle crossed the center line. Michael C. Braman, and Joplin Collins died in that crash.
Bobby Harshbarger, son of Congresswoman Diana Harshbarger, announced his campaign for incumbent state Sen. Jon Lundberg’s seat in Tennessee Senate District 4, representing Hawkins and Sullivan counties. Early voting will begin July 12 through July 27. The general election will be held Nov. 5.
Meanwhile, Explore Bristol broke ground on its new 2,046-square-foot Explore Bristol Visitor Center on Wednesday. The Visitor Center will be at the Volunteer Parkway and Anderson Street intersection. The facility will provide local and regional tourism information and flexible indoor and outdoor seating that can accommodate small meetings and music events. The city is expecting … Read more
Washington County, Virginia, has begun a $33 million project to expand sewer treatment capacity. The Lee Highway Corridor Sewer Expansion Project, will provide public sewer to approximately 140 residential and commercial customers currently serviced by existing septic tank systems. The project is expected to be completed by February 2025, and will provide the initial backbone … Read more
Sullivan County’s Observation Knob Park will get some major improvements soon. Sullivan County lawmakers have approved spending 80-thousand dollars on the park. Proposed imporvements include a new boat dock, a dog park, fence repairs, and other infrastructure upgrades and improvements. Up next? The county says some of the work has already begun. The hope is … Read more
Warriors’ Path State Park Ranger Marty Silver was celebrated on Wednesday at Hunter Elementary School in Carter County. Students, faculty and staff at Hunter Elementary gave Silver thank you cards and a small cake to thank him for all the years he’s visited the school. Silver has been bringing nature to area schools for around … Read more